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PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.12, 19.07.

ECEIVEU PAYMENT/- BY M ATTORNEYS W/ TNESSES BENJAMIN KIAM, OF NEWORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2 1, 1908.

Application filed November 12, 1907. I Serial No. 401,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN KIAM, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and Improved Stamp, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to stamps, and is particularly useful inconnection with hand printin stamps.

' An 0 ject of the invention is to provide a simple, inex ensive andefficient rintin stam whic is manually operab e, an whic has meanswhereby it can be identified instantly, without necessitating theexamination of the rintin face thereof.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a stampihaving aresilient body to render the .ma ng of an impression with the stamp,easy and positive, and which carries a removable identifying card 'soheld that both sides of the card are visible.

The invention consists in the constructionand combination of parts to bemore fully described hereinafter, and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawin s forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts .in all the views, and in which v Figure 1 is aperspective view of the stamp; Fig. 2 is a'longitudinal section of thestamp; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section ofa stamp of modified form; Fig.4 is a longitudinal section of a stamp of still further modified form,and Fig. 5 is'a transverse section on the .line 55 p of Fig. 4.

Before proceeding to a more detailed ex-' planation of my invention,itshould be understood that the same is designed particularly to obviatethe difficulty commonto the stamps in general use to-day, of properlyidentifying the stamps without exannning the printing faces or making atrial impression with the stamp. When alarge number of different stampsare used, the fact that it is impossible to identify each stamp at alance, often results in annoyance, conasion, and loss of time. Each stamof my invention can be reco 'zed instant y, as it is provided with anife ii tifying card having inscribed thereon, words, symbols or thecharacters which the stamp rints. At the same time I rovide a pre erredform of stamp, the ho y of which is fashioned from resilient stripmaterial, so that in making an impression with the stamp there is a giveto the body which permits the automatic adjustment of the printing face,and which obviates jar and concussion in applying the stamp,consequently resulting .1n saving the printing face from excessive wear.

Referring more ings, Figs. 1' an show the "preferred form of myinvention, the body of which is fashioned from a strip of resilientmaterial such as springsteel, iron or the like. The stri of material isbent to form the sides 1 an the to 2 of thestamp body. Near the centerof t e to 2, the material is formed into a 100 constituting a handle 3,the sides of which ie adjacent near the top 2, and are separated toward'the end of the handle remote from the top, so that a handle is formedwhich can be easily rasped by the hand of the user. Near the ower ends,the sides 1 have inward plicatures or bends 4 particularly-to thedrawcertain whichrender the sides resilient in a direction transverse ofthe top 2. The ends of the strip-material are bent inwardly beyond-thesides 1 and are arranged in .one plane, as is shownmost clearly in Figs.1 and 2; The base 5 is secured to the-ends 10 of the material formingthe body of the stamp, in any. suitable manner, for instance, by meansof screws 6. The printing face 7 is secured to the base, in anyconvenient manner, for instance, by gluing, cementing or the like.

The sides 1 are provided with longitudinal slots 8 therethrough, whichare adaptedto receive an identifying member 9 consisting of a metalplate, a card or the like. The

identifying card 9 is removably held within; the slots 8 and extendsbetween the sides and between the top and bottom. of they Thusboth facesof the card are stam bod visib e aml may have inscribed thereon theidentifying characters. stood that this construction. easy insertion andremoval of t ing card. The indentations 4 of ermits the the sides 1permit the edge of the card to be as ed etween the fingers when it isdesire to place the card om the stamp body.

In the modified form of my printi face 7 is removably mounted be; tweent e'sides of the stamp body so that it can be changed or replaced atwill. For this purpose, the base is provided with recesses llat the endsthereof which are e identify- It will be underinvention .shown in Fig.3, the base 5 which carries the formed to receive the ends of the stampbody. The ends 10 are shorter in this form and the sides can be sprungapart to permit 'tlaie'removal of the ends from the recesses 11.

, exception of dentations of which upon the top.

It be understood thatthe stamp-body top is flexible and can give whenpressure is applied by means of the handle However, the, flexibility ofthe top is limited by the engagement of the sides of the handle at thetop and is further'limited by the identicard 9 which prevents thebending inward of the top beyond a certain" point. The resiliency of thestamp body lies to a considerable degree in the sides '1, the-inpermitthe, sides to bend as the stamp is pressed against the surface uponwhich it is desired to print.

In the form of the stamp shown in Figs.

4 and 5, the body, which may be fashioned from wood, metal or othersuitable material, possesses substantially no resiliency and ednsistsmerely of the top, the sides and the base, all the arts being integralwith the he handle?) which lSe removably mounted in any convenientmanner The sides of the stamp body are provide ith the slots 8 whichpermit the insertion of the identifying card 9. In this form of thedevice I prefer to provide the base 5 with a recess in which theprinting face 7 is counter-sunk and mounted in posi tion by gluing,ceirentin or the like.

. Having thus described. my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters l?'atent:

1. A stamp, having a body provided with means for its manual operationand an open ing through. the body, and a flat identifying card, saidbody having means adjacent to said opening for holding said card withinsaid 1 opening whereby said card is visible from opposite sides of saidbody, said card having identifying marks on the opposite faces.

' In a stamp, a body aving printing means and an opening through thebody, said body further having means for its manual operation and slotsconnecting with said even and an identifying card adapted to across saidopening; in a stamp, a bodv having printing l sides, said sides havingslots,

means and a transverse openingtherefurther having means for havingidentifying marks at both faces thereof.

. 4. A stamp, comprising sides, a top having a handle,-a printing basesecured to said and an identifying plate removably mounted in said slotsand arranged between said sides, said base and said top.

5. A istamp' comprising a body formed from resilient material, means forits operation, printing means, member, said body having the sides indentl ed, and at the sides, slots extending across ably arranged in saidslots and eX- the indentations, said slots being adapted to receive theidentifying member whereby the indentations permit the member to begrasped with thefingers to remove it.

6. A stamp,;fashioned from a strip of'resilient material bent to formindented sides, a top, and a handle at said top, said sides carryingaprinting base and having slots adapt ed to receive an identifyingmember.

7. A stain fashioned from a strip of resilient material bent to formsides, a top, and a handle at said to dented and having s ots, aprinting base secured to said sides, and an identifying card reniovablyarranged in said slots.

8. A stamp, fashioned from a strip of re silient material bent to formsides, a top, and a handle at said top, said. sides beingindented andhaving slots, said sides at the lower ends thereof having inwardlydisposed err-- tremities, a printing base having end recesses adaptedremovably to receive said extremities of said sides, and an identifyingmember removably arranged in said slots.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

, BENJAMIN KIAMQ Witnesses A. J. SHOENFELD, J. J. Sciionnimn.

and an identifying said sides being in

